Washington State University on Wednesday broke ground for the Plant Sciences Building, a new state-of-the-art home for research.
The $52 million facility was approved by the Washington State Legislature this year, and is the fourth of six planned buildings in the V. Lane Rawlins Research and Education Complex on the Pullman campus. WSU officials say the four-story, 95,000-square-foot building supports the state’s $51 billion food and agriculture industry by providing a modern research venue for faculty and students in plant biochemistry, plant pathology, horticulture, and crop and soil sciences. Currently, those programs are located in Johnson Hall, built in 1959, and Clark Hall, constructed in 1971.
WSU President Kirk Schulz says the building helps the school’s goal to be recognized as one of the top 25 public research universities by 2030. (WSU)
